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Live Blog -- Afghan Presidential Debates

Radio Free Afghanistan and Afghan National Radio and TV are holding two presidential debates on February 15 and 16. Gandhara will provide live updates during the debates.

DAY 1: Akbar Ayazi, RFE/RL's regional director for Afghanistan and Pakistan, moderated the first presidential debate on February 15 (Saturday) between 1600 Afghanistan local time (UTC, 1130) and 1800 (UTC, 1330).

Islamist leader Qutbuddin Hilal, former Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak, former lawmaker Daud Sultanzoi and former Governor Gul Agha Sherzai participated in the debate.

DAY 2: Akbar Ayazi, RFE/RL's regional director for Afghanistan and Pakistan, is moderated the second presidential debate on February 16 (Sunday) from 1600 Afghanistan local time (UTC, 1130) to 1800 (UTC, 1330).

Former Finance Minister Ashraf Ghani, former senior presidential adviser Hedayat Amin Arsala and Prince Mohammad Nader Naim, grandson of former President Daud Khan's brother, participated in the second debate.

Abubakar Siddique
13:21 15.2.2014
Sultanzoi: You need to use your vote to build an emancipated future for yourself.
13:19 15.2.2014
Wardak: I will legislate to protect women against violence.
13:18 15.2.2014
Wardak: We need to gradually move towards a situation where all the men and women of Afghanistan enjoy all the rights given to them by our religion, constitution and the global conventions we have signed.
13:16 15.2.2014
Hilal: Islam has given women many rights. They have the right to education and inheritance but we are not giving them these rights. But we need to ensure their rights are within the boundaries of Islamic Shari'a law.

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